Rug-fastening device.



H. A. ECKAS.

RUG FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.1I. 1915.

1,155,554. Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

WITNESSES:

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HENRY A. EGKAS, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

RUG-FASTENING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915-.

Application filed January 11, 1915. Serial No. 1,519.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. ECKAS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Seattle, in the county of King and State of l-Vashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rug-Fastening Devices, of which the following is a full, true, and exact specification.

My invention relates to rug fastening devices and has for its principal objects; to

provide an attachable means, for removably securing rugs to floors, which will hold the rug securely in place, will be invisible, will not injure the rug or floor to any appreciable extent.

The broad desirability of a device of the above described character will be evident when it is understood that rugs, particularly of the finer grades, are dangerous to life and limb when lying loosely upon highly polished floors, because of the tendency of the said rugs to slip upon the floor when stepped upon. The ordinary methods of tacking down rugs and carpets are objectionable where fine rugs or carpets are used on polished floors, because of the injury to both rug and floor, due to driving tacks into them. Also it is necessary to remove the tacks in order to take up the rug for cleaning or the like.

WVith my device the above objections are obviated.

Other objects will appear as my device is more fully described in the following specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my device shown fastened to the edge of a rug which is partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevation of that part of my device which is attachable to a rug.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, numeral 1 designates a fragment of a rug to the under side of which a clip 2 of relatively tough but resilient material such as leather, is secured by sewings 2 or other desirable means. 1 designates the usual padding beneath a carpet. The clip 2 is attached to the rug preferably near its edge as shown, for the purpose of clenching the 2 is cupped as at 3, said cupping extending to the inner edge. A slot at extends from the cupped edge inwardly therefrom to about the center of the cupped area. The

object of the cupping head 5 of the nail 6 to slip between the cupped portion of the clip 2 and the bottom of the carpet as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The head 5 of the nail 6 is dished in form, as shown, for the purpose of clenching the CllP more firmly against the floor, if it is desired to drive the nail down solidly. If it is desired to have the rug removably secured to the floor, the nails are not driven down far enough to grip the clip against the floor and it is possible to draw the edge of the rug outwardly until the head of the nail is clear of the clip, thus releasing the connection. It is usual to punch or drill a small hole in the floor to receive the nail 6 to avoid marring the floor. That portion of the clip 2 which is between the floor 7 and the nail head 5, serves to protect the floor from injury from the nail head. It is obvious that my device will be equally advantageous for securing a carpet to a floor or for certain forms of upholstery work, as the clips may readily be attached to any surface.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a device by means of which a carpet or rugmay be readily secured to a polished floor without appreciably marring the same. That after the nails are once aflixed to the floor, they need not necessarily be thereafter removed when the rug is to be taken up for renovating, because, it being remembered that, if the nails are not driven in too far, any three of the sides or edges of the rug may be stretched outwardly by means of a suitable claw, sufliciently to allow the nail heads to be freed from the clips, after which the other edge of the rug may obviously be readily freed from its fastenings without even the use of the usual claw, and'that by a reversal of this order of operations, the rug may be returned to its fastening position with respect to the floor. Attention is also called to the fact that in scouring a rug equipped with the clips of my invention, there is no danger of cutting or damaging the rug such as frequently occurs when rugs equipped with the usual metallic eyes, stifi" rings, etc., are being secured.

\Vhile I have shown a particular form of embodiment of my invention, I am aware that many minor changes therein will readily suggest themselves to others skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and I therefore being to permit the desire to avoid being limited to the exact form shown and described, except as defined in the appended claim.

Having described my invention, What I 5 claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is r In a carpet fastening device, the combination of a resilient cupped leather clip adapted to be fastened to the underside of 10 a carpet, and a dished head nail, the said stepped upon, firmly grips the said clip against the floor.

HENRY A. EGKAS.

Witnesses:

FRED P. GORIN, WINIFRED KNOPH.

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